What are the names of ancient rouge?

Rouge is a common cosmetic used by ancient women. There are many ways to write rouge in ancient books, such as "Yan Zhi", "cigarette", "fresh branch", "Yan Zhi" and "E Shi".

This is a red pigment. There is a saying that the real origin of ancient rouge is Yanqi Mountain of Xiongnu, and the name "E Shi" is a kind of address for court women of Xiongnu, which originally refers to the wife of nobility. Because these aristocratic women often decorate their faces with "E Shi", "E Shi" has become synonymous with them.

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Due to the popularity of rouge, after the Han Dynasty, the number of feminine red makeup increased day by day and lasted for a long time. Judging from a large number of literature records and image data, in ancient times, women often used both powder and powder in makeup, while rouge alone was rare. Specific methods can be divided into three types:

1. Before make-up, mix rouge with lead powder to make it reddish brown, that is, pink, and then apply it directly on the cheeks. Because it has been adjusted into a color before dressing, the color is relatively uniform, and the color of the whole face is relatively uniform, which can give people a solemn and quiet feeling, so it is mostly used for adult women;

2. Apply white powder first, then rouge. The position of rouge is often concentrated on the cheeks, so the cheeks are mostly red, while the forehead, nose and chin are white. There is a saying of "Three Whites" in China's ancient traditional painting techniques.

It is based on this makeup method (visible in Tang Yin's paintings, most women in the paintings make up like this). From the image, this makeup style is often used by young people. The word "peach blossom makeup" in history books refers to this makeup style;

Apply a layer of rouge on your face first, and then gently cover it with white powder. Due to the different degrees of color use, the names are also different. Rich colors are called "drunken makeup" and lighter colors are called "Fei Xia makeup".

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